Eighty-four Ashanti weights in cast brass
- Made:
- West Africa
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Eighty-four Ashanti weights in cast brass, comprising:- series (a) "Human occupations", 9; (b) "Animals, birds and fish", 21; (c) "Implements" 16; (d) Flat block weights with geometric designs, 30; (e) "Pagoda", 3; (f) "Fruit and suds", 3; (g) "Pyramids", 2
Ashanti weight in the form of a man lying on a bed
Ashanti weight in the form of a man carrying an animal
Ashanti weight in the form of a man
Ashanti weight in the form of a man
Ashanti weight in the form of a man carrying a parcel on his head
Ashanti weight in the form of a man drawing sap
Ashanti weight in the form of a man shooting a crocodile
Ashanti weight in the form of a man
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird
Ashanti weight in the form of two birds
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird and snake
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird and snake
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird and snake
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird and snake
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird
Ashanti weight in the form of a bird
Ashanti weight in the form of a goat
Ashanti weight in the form of a goat
Ashanti weight in the form of a goat
Ashanti weight in the form of a coiled snake
Ashanti weight in the form of two crocodiles
Ashanti weight in the form of a catfish
Ashanti weight in the form of a fish
Ashanti weight in the form of a snail
Ashanti weight
Ashanti weight in the form of a seed pod
Ashanti weight in the form of a gourd
Ashanti weight in the form of a fruit
Ashanti weight in the form of a musket
Ashanti weight in the form of a sword
Ashanti weight in the form of a sword
Ashanti weight in the form of a sword
Ashanti weight in the form of a hammer
Ashanti weight in the form of a hoe
Ashanti weight in the form of a fan
Ashanti weight in the form of a stool
Ashanti weight in the form of a headrest
Ashanti weight in the form of tools
Ashanti weight in the form of a bundle of wood
Decorative Ashanti brass weight
Decorative Ashanti brass weight
Decorative Ashanti brass weight
Decorative Ashanti brass weight
Decorative Ashanti brass weight
Decorative Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti weight in the form of a pyramid
Ashanti weight in the form of a pyramid
Ashanti weight in the form of a pyramid
Ashanti weight in the form of a pyramid
Ashanti weight in the form of a pyramid
Ashanti brass weight, decorative oblong bar
Ashanti brass weight, decorative oblong bar
Ashanti brass weight, decorative oblong bar
Ashanti brass weight, decorative oblong bar
Ashanti brass weight, decorative oblong bar
Ashanti brass weight, decorative oblong bar
Ashanti brass weight, decorative oblong bar
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight with whorl decoration
Ashanti brass weight with swastika decoration
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight featuring a modified swastika
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight with swastika decoration
Ashanti brass weight
Ashanti brass weight
Hexagonal Ashanti weight with swastika decoration
Details
- Category:
- Weighing & Measuring
- Object Number:
- 1943-192
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- type:
- gold weight (ashanti)
- credit:
- Major W.R. Gosling
